Filed to story: Mr Williams Madame Is Dying Novel Free Online (Madison & Hunter)
“At least you know your place.”
Her heart sank to the pit of her stomach, and her expression turned crazed almost instantly. “Very well. Since you think that I’m disgusting, I won’t force you. Let’s see how you’ll clear Kelvin’s name.
“I heard that your right-hand man is detained and that your company is in a mess. How are you going to avert the crisis without my evidence?”
She crossed her arms as if she was waiting for an interesting show to happen. “Karma is real. You’re having it worse than how you treated me back then. Let us see how your lovely lover can help you.
“Your family has always been the dominant family in Aldenvine. Those rich families beneath you have been waiting by the sidelines long ago. I wonder how your company will be dissolved after it loses its footing? When that happens, how will you display your public affection?”
Hunter sneered. “As I expected, I underestimated you. It seems like you haven’t wise up during the past five years.”
Kayla softened her tone, approaching him. “Hunter, I’m no longer the innocent woman I was five years ago. I know that I can never have you. I don’t wanna steal anything from Madison either.
“One night. Just one night. Can’t you grant me this wish of mine?”
He avoided her. “Kayla, do you think that my family managed to come this far because of women? Or do you think that a mere woman can take us down? How dare someone like you steal anything from Madie?”
She wasn’t showing any intention of giving up.
He snorted at her expression. “As for what’s happening right now, they’re just barking up the wrong tree, and so are you.” Finishing that, he turned around and left without hesitation.
Kayla shouted behind him, “You will regret this, Hunter Williams! Williams Group is going to be ruined because of you!”
“Stop puffing yourself up. You don’t have the right to do so.” His words were only getting cruel.
She watched him leave.
Gritting her teeth, she dialed a number. “I agree to your request.”
Hunter shut his eyes in the car, taking a break. Cyril noticed that the air in the vehicle was so silent that it creeped him out.
Thus, he took the initiative to ask, “Mr. Williams, did the negotiation go bust?”
“It’s not that. The negotiation was impossible in the first place. She’s ill.” Hunter covered his forehead. “It’s been so many years, yet she hasn’t changed at all. She’s even become worse than before. I shouldn’t have softened up and saved her back then.”
Ten years ago, he saw the suffering Kayla by coincidence when he was passing by a village in the mountains.
Her family favored sons over daughters.
Her brother went to a high school in another area, and her family wanted her to quit school to marry her off to an old man in the village.
They were planning to sell the wedding gift so that they would have the money to send her brother to school.
Kayla fought for herself through reasonings only to be beaten up by her parents.
Hunter never showed kindness to random people. It was simply because he saw her side profile when he passed by the place.
She was still young at that time, but she seemed to be older than Madison by two to three years.
That one glance reminded him of the girl he had met only once.
Since he had gone through a painful experience before, he wanted to help out others so that they didn’t have to go through the same thing.
Out of kindness, he helped Kayla and sponsored her studies.
He had never thought anything about her, yet she bore feelings for him since that day.
Her feelings drove her into doing those extreme matters to force him.
However, there was something that she couldn’t understand. A man would only soften up for the woman he loved.
Therefore, the more Kayla forced it on him, the more repulsive she appeared to him.
“Mr. Williams, the evidence is with her. What should we do?”
“Her social circle isn’t clean. It has only been five years, yet she has learned how to hire an assassin. We can’t handle this matter through the usual procedures. If my guess is right, she’ll resent me and confront me out of anger. What would you do if you were in her shoes?”
“Join allies. Based on the leads we have right now, eight families are starting to join hands. Not only have they exposed random information, but they also paid a few ghostwriters to drive Williams Group to the edge.”
“That’s right. She’ll surely join allies with others to bring me down. I bet she’s also expecting me to beg her to show mercy.” “How ungrateful of her. You shouldn’t have intervened in her business back then, Mr. Williams. She clearly plotted the whole kidnapping herself, yet her brother put all the blame on you. How could she drag her personal feelings into it? How detestable.
“This is how humans are. The smallest revenge can offset any favors that have been done. Let’s head back to the company first. The senior management is causing a racket.”
“Okay. Since we know that the evidence is with her, should we use other means to get it?”
Hunter kneaded his brows. “I have my plans. Let’s go.”
He took his phone out. After editing a voice recording, which was recorded not long ago, he sent it to someone else:
That person’s profile picture was black.
“Send it to her husband.”
Since Kayla was not going to let Hunter off the hook, he wasn’t planning to hold himself back anymore.
The senior management and shareholders gathered in Williams Group. Considering how capable Hunter had always been, everyone was rest assured to let him handle the company matters.
Who knew that such a huge issue would break out this time? Some of the shareholders, who were having a holiday overbroad, even rushed back to the country.
The elderly, who had always acted cautiously around him, began slamming the table.
“What the hell are you doing? It’s been a day since the issue has come up! And the whole company is a mess.
The people from the finance department have been taken into custody, and the PR department is doing nothing. The HR department is on edge. Just what are you thinking as the president of the company?”
Hunter sat in the main seat without uttering a word.
Usually, his gaze alone was enough to scare one. But everyone was gutsy enough to tell him off today.
“Hunter, you’ve never let me down with your capabilities. That year, everyone agreed to the idea of handing the company over to you. And you didn’t disappoint us. You’ve been managing the company well.
“But how could you make such a big mistake? It’s not only the share price, but our reputation and company have been ruined overnight. Our ancestors worked so hard to build them up. As the president, you should give us an answer to this.”
With a cold expression, Hunter said briefly yet confidently, “Wait.”
“Wait? Wait for what? Do you know how many people are waiting to see us fall to rock bottom? And how many people are biding their time to make things harder for us so that someone else can replace us?
“Honestly speaking, even someone who doesn’t mingle around much in this industry is aware of how important the PR department is. It’s been a day, and what has Williams Group done? What have you done as the president?
“You can wait, but we can’t. How about this? Since your wife is the cause of this, let’s hold a press conference. Ask her to apologize to the victim and the public as our representative.”
As soon as Hunter heard this, he shot a cold stare at that person.
His voice was icy. “Apologize? Mr. Hopp, an apology should be made by someone who has done something wrong to convey their regret and make up for their mistake.
“My wife stood up for the right cause, and she’s innocent. But she’s suffering from backlash now. This is the first time I heard that the victim is supposed to apologize to the perpetrator.”
“Forget about the truth. Is Ms. Evans really innocent? The victim had a fight with her before passing away. When the victim was dead, Kelvin showed up at the crime scene too. We believe that he’s innocent, but will the others believe the same?
“Hunter, people sometimes don’t care about the truth. They simply want to believe what they think is true. Call Ms. Evans out to make an apology.”
“I agree. It won’t hurt to make an apology.”
Everyone agreed to that. When they spoke enough of it, Hunter drank some coffee to wake himself up.
After hydrating his throat, he raised his head. “Have you guys said enough?”
Despite his soft volume, the weight in his tone was significant enough to cause a wave of immediate impact.
The noisy people hushed instantly, and pin-drop silence dawned upon the place.
Like a school principal, he swept his gaze across all of them. “Instead of talking about whether my wife should apologize or not, I think you should give me an explanation.”
“What do you mean, Mr. Williams? What does this have to do with us? You and Ms. Evans are the cause for this.”
Hunter smirked. “What does this have to do with you? Had it not been for this matter, I wouldn’t have known that there’s a rat in the senior management. He’s benefiting from both me and my opponent.”
Everyone began exchanging glances. Some of them dropped their gazes as they didn’t dare to look at Hunter.
He slammed the table, and two people fell off their chairs immediately.
“Dear shareholders, are you guys mistaken? I gathered you here not to listen to your nonsense or give you any explanation. As long as I’m still sitting here, there won’t be a day where you’ll be in the position to give me orders.”
Hunter’s grandfather transferred all of his shares to him after his grandmother passed away for unknown reasons.
Hunter only took some of it under his name. He transferred some of the shares to his confidants.
Even if someone revolted and took Hunter’s shares, no one could shake him off as the core of Williams Group.
Obviously, some of the shareholders didn’t know that Hunter and his grandfather had a backup plan.
Now that the topic has come this far, Gary Williams-Hunter’s uncle-said, “It’s wrong of you to say that, Hunter. You’re the president. We can’t interfere with how you usually manage the company.
“But the company’s status is shaken because of you. As the shareholders, we have the right to suggest a vote.”
He glanced at Hunter’s expression and gulped before continuing, “You brought this to the company and aren’t going to save it. You’re also turning a deaf ear to our opinions.
“As a shareholder as well as one of the Williamss, I can’t let you have it your way anymore. So, I propose to dismiss you from your position as the president.”
Hunter’s slender finger tapped on the table. Finally, Gary had shown his true colors.
As soon as Gary finished speaking, all eyes were on him.
Some of them understood the situation, while some of them were furious and questioning what he was doing.
On the contrary, Hunter, the main character of the issue, appeared calm. His finger was making tapping sounds rhythmically.
Hunter wasn’t frantic, but Gary became jittery. The latter’s forehead was sweating as he was on tenterhooks.
Anyone in Hunter’s shoes would’ve become nervous and scared after Gary made such a proposal. However, why was Hunter so calm as though he had foreseen this situation?
“He must be testing the waters!” Gary thought.
As an afterthought, Gary recollected himself. He tried to calm himself down so as to not give the game away.
Hunter said to Gary indifferently, “I’m more curious about who you’ll suggest to take my position after dismissing me.”
“There are a lot of capable young men in the family. There will be someone who can replace you. You’re an outstanding person, but your quick and decisive actions have offended many people.
“After making such a mistake, do you know how many people are waiting for their chance to make it harder for us? If we let you handle the company, it’s a matter of time before it’s ruined.”
Hunter smiled. “Uncle Gary, you don’t say that whenever it’s time to receive dividends every year. A lot of capable young men? Do you mean your druggie first son or your second son who’s addicted to gambling?”
Now that Gary was confronted at his sore spot, he slapped the table and rose to his feet. “It’s true that my sons aren’t as outstanding as you are. But is it impossible to get someone within the family who’s better than you?
“Even if the answer is negative, can’t we hire another smart president? Do you think that you’re indispensable to Williams Group?”
“Fine. I’ll give all of you a chance. Whoever agrees with Uncle Gary, stand up. If the majority agrees, I will grant your wish and start the vote.”
All of them exchanged glances. With Gary standing up as the leading man of the proposal, people began to rise from their seats.
“Mr. Williams, it’s not that I have an opinion of you, but you’re handling this matter too poorly.”
“I think so too. I heard that everyone in the finance department was taken into custody. If the police find a problem, the company will be over. We should have another person handle this matter at this crunch time.”
“I second that. This isn’t a personal attack against you.”
There were over 30 people at the scene, and 15 people stood up.
A few of them were hesitating. After Hunter met their gazes, the number of people standing increased.
Gary showed joy. “Mr. Williams, it’s not that I’m not showing you respect, but look. Look at how many people have an opinion of you.”
Hunter played with his wedding ring out of habit. He would do that whenever cruelty was creeping into his heart.
